1922 Et

Copies examined

British Library: 012550.bb.15
Curwen Press: D16
Aberystwyth University, Thomas Parry Library: Simon 63

Title page

f1-5r

THE | WOODCUTTER'S | DOG | Translated from the French of | CHARLES NODIER | Illustrated by | CLAUD LOVAT FRASER | [block in black, blue, yellow and green: a dog] | LONDON | DANIEL O'CONNOR | 90 Great Russell St., W.C.I | 1922

Imprint

f13r

with Kzc Unicorn 7

Collation

[1]16; f-1 & f-16 are pastedowns.

Pagination

[10] 7-20 [+8].

Technical description

Royal 8o: 9¾" × 6", trimmed, white wove, Basingwerk Parchment; 24pt. Caslon with 2-line dropped initials; line block illustrations in black blue yellow green and pink ; casing, white paper with yellow pattern, upper cover printed paper label: ‘[within 6pt pink ruled border] THE | WOODCUTTER'S | DOG | TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH OF | CHARLES NODIER | ILLUSTRATED BY | CLAUD LOVAT FRASER’.

Note

f5v

Douglas Ball reported, 25/Feb/1977, inscription in Aberystwyth copy: ‘1st issue of this edition Dec. 1921. Reprinted Jan.1922’.

Notes

See Gilmour 1977, p.42; reprinted and restyled by Curwen.

One of the books shown in J. Curwen & Sons Centenary Exhibition 1963 (see Ab7) in Bloomsbury.

Legal deposit date

See also

Robin Phillips, 1963, revised 2/Jul/2010